Today’s front pages – Wednesday, April 10

The Copenhagen Post’s daily digest of what the Danish dailies are reporting on their front pages

Exiting gangs proving difficult

Less than one percent of gang members have managed to get out of their gangs using the much-heralded gang-exit programme that the previous government launched two years ago. Of the country’s 1,700 hardened gang members, just 15 have made their way through the state-police exit programme, according to new figures from the state police, Rigspolitiet. Rigspolitiet, which did not reveal how many gang members asked the authorities for help to get out of the gangs, believes the figures to be accurate. – Jyllands-Posten

EU blasts Denmark over data protection

The EU's justice commissioner, Viviane Reding, has criticised Denmark for dragging its feet in the negotiations for a new data protection law currently being looked at in Brussels. Each EU nation has its own data protection law and the new law would place all 27 member states under one umbrella. The justice minister, Morten Bødskov (Socialdemokraterne), rejected Reding’s claim, arguing that Denmark is positively inclined but wants more time to deliberate because the EU law proposal is intricate and could have far-reaching consequences for the private and public sector. –Politiken

Doctors want to focus on the poor

Doctors want to spend more time on their weaker patients at the expense of the healthier, according to Berlingske newspaper. The practise, called stratification, has already begun in some areas, but now the patients’ ability to take care of themselves will be factored in, including their social standing, family situation, financial situation and education, to mention a few.  While the national government and local government have backed the idea, opposition party Venstre is more sceptical. – Berlingske

Øresund railway infrastructure needs makeover

Within 15 years, the railway infrastructure in the Øresund Region will suffer from serious capacity issues, according to a new report. The report, compiled by Rambøll for Region Skåne in Sweden, found that current rail infrastructure expansion plans are nowhere near adequate enough to accommodate future travellers. By 2030, the demands for personal and freight trains will double and the railways in southern Sweden and at Copenhagen Airport must be expanded considerably to satisfy passenger needs. The report argued that high-speed trains all around the Øresund Region and further on to Gothenburg, Stockholm and Oslo, as well as Hamburg in the other direction, were required. – Ingeniøren

TOP STORIES

  • Denmark too slow to ease recruitment rules for non-EU service workers, say industry associations

    Denmark too slow to ease recruitment rules for non-EU service workers, say industry associations

    When the Danish government in January presented the first of its schemes to make it easier to recruit foreign labour from outside the EU, it was hailed by the healthcare and service sectors as a timely and important policy shift. But while healthcare changes have been forthcoming, the service sector is still struggling, say the directors of the industry association Dansk Industri and one of the country’s largest private employers ISS.

  • Jacob Mark had it all coming in rising SF party – now he quits

    Jacob Mark had it all coming in rising SF party – now he quits

    SF became Denmark’s largest party in the EP elections in June. In polls, the left-wing party is breathing down Socialdemokratiet’s neck. It is a tremendous place to be next in line in Danish politics. But today, 33-year-old Jacob Mark announced he is quitting politics at the threshold of the door of power.

  • EU leaders toughen stance on return of irregular migrants

    EU leaders toughen stance on return of irregular migrants

    EU leaders agreed last week to speed up returns of migrants irregularly entering the bloc. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is pleased, describing Denmark’s previous attempts to pitch a stricter asylum and migration policy to the EU as “like shouting into an empty handball hall in Jutland”. But not all leaders are enthusiastic.

  • Municipalities are investing taxpayer money in fossil fuels and weapons

    Municipalities are investing taxpayer money in fossil fuels and weapons

    A new database compiled by Danwatch and Gravercentret reveals that Denmark’s municipalities and regions have invested a total of DKK 414 million of taxpayer money in problematic securities including weapons companies and fossil fuel giants like TotalEnergies, Shell, Chevron and Aramco.

  • Expat Counselling offers mental health support for children in need of assessment and diagnosis

    Expat Counselling offers mental health support for children in need of assessment and diagnosis

    Waiting lists are long in Denmark for children and young people to be assessed for a learning support needs diagnosis. It can be of great importance to a child’s education and social well-being. An expat counselor offers an assessment by a native English-speaking psychologist.

  • Danish Originals S4 E1: Carsten ‘Soulshock’ Schack

    Danish Originals S4 E1: Carsten ‘Soulshock’ Schack

    In this episode of the art and business podcast Danish Originals, Los Angeles-based Danish DJ and music producer Carsten ‘Soulshock’ Schack talks about his journey in hip hop, R&B, and Pop from Aalborg to New York to Los Angeles.

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  • Come and join us at Citizens Days!

    Come and join us at Citizens Days!

    On Friday 27 and Saturday 28 of September, The Copenhagen Post will be at International Citizen Days in Øksnehallen on Vesterbro, Copenhagen. Admission is free and thousands of internationals are expected to attend

  • Diversifying the Nordics: How a Nigerian economist became a beacon for inclusivity in Scandinavia

    Diversifying the Nordics: How a Nigerian economist became a beacon for inclusivity in Scandinavia

    Chisom Udeze, the founder of Diversify – a global organization that works at the intersection of inclusion, democracy, freedom, climate sustainability, justice, and belonging – shares how struggling to find a community in Norway motivated her to build a Nordic-wide professional network. We also hear from Dr. Poornima Luthra, Associate Professor at CBS, about how to address bias in the workplace.

  • Lolland Municipality launches support package for accompanying spouses

    Lolland Municipality launches support package for accompanying spouses

    Lolland Municipality, home to Denmark’s largest infrastructure project – the Fehmarnbelt tunnel connection to Germany – has launched a new jobseeker support package for the accompanying partners of international employees in the area. The job-to-partner package offers free tailored sessions on finding a job and starting a personal business.

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